New South Wales Government

Employers are not exempt from investigation and prosecution. WorkCover is committed to targeting fraud committed against the workers compensation system.

Examples of employer fraud:

• conspiring with a worker to support a false claim
• supplying false information to obtain or renew a policy
• falsifying documents - Certificates of Currency
• deliberate underestimation of wages or worker numbers
• failure to pass on workers compensation benefits.

Fraud indicators

It may indicate fraud if an employer supplies, or asks you to supply, false or misleading information in relation to their business or any aspect of a claim. This might include things such as:

• overstating the employee's/injured worker's wages
• advising of a place of injury different from the actual place of injury.

NB: On their own, fraud indicators do not conclusively establish the existence of fraud. Further investigation is required to determine if fraud does exist.

To report suspected fraud:

• phone the Fraud hotline 02 4321 5755
• email the Fraud Investigation Branch at fraudinvestigation@workcover.nsw.gov.au
• fax the referral form to 02 9287 4365 or
• mail the referral form to WorkCover Fraud Investigation Branch, Locked Bag 2906, Lisarow, NSW 2252

Note: fraud referrals can be made anonymously.

Call 13 10 50 for more information about employer fraud.